I'll go with option 3.Not sure whether to using a laughing, angry, or sad emoji...
You just can't lose that game, with that lead at home.
At least Duzz won a Championship, that's why he gets the nod.
All-Time Narduzzi vs All-Time Wannstedt: Who wins?
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You just can't lose that game, with that lead at home.
At least Duzz won a Championship, that's why he gets the nod.
In a big game, I take Narduzzi as the coach over Wanny. No question about it.
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Because all those seasons put together there was only one season of outstanding QB play.
Palko played well in 2006, but the lines weren’t there yet.
That’d be a great matchup, but Flacco left the program after the 2004 season, meaning he was never on a Wannstedt team
I voted for Wanny. Pitt had better teams when he coached, and I think he would have won a league championship had he not been canned. Forcing him out cost Pitt a decade.
Duzz won a championship with an old man at QB and an all-world WR. He lost to WMU that year.
Duzz won a championship with an old man at QB and an all-world WR. He lost to WMU that year.
The OP made an original and great thread. Something most posters don't do.
Walt's Best
Offense
QB - Palko/Rod/Pete - your choice
RB - Barlow
TE - Wilson
WR - Fitzgerald
WR - Bryant
WR - Grim
OL - Pettiti
OL - McCurley
OL - Spencer
OL - Anderson
OL - McGlynn
Defense
DE - Knight
DT - Young
DT - Gibson
DE - Harriott
LB - Clarke/McKillop
LB - Hayes
LB - Blades
DB - Revis
DB - Spencer
DB - Walker
DB - Poteat
Offense
QB - Palko/Rod/Pete - your choice
RB - Barlow
TE - Wilson
WR - Fitzgerald
WR - Bryant
WR - Grim
OL - Pettiti
OL - McCurley
OL - Spencer
OL - Anderson
OL - McGlynn
Defense
DE - Knight
DT - Young
DT - Gibson
DE - Harriott
LB - Clarke/McKillop
LB - Hayes
LB - Blades
DB - Revis
DB - Spencer
DB - Walker
DB - Poteat
Yeah-
I think Pat has run his course here -
But he’d destroy the ultimate loser coach’s teams
I remember 0 points being scored with McCoy while sitting in El Paso
Just like they shut down all those big east offenses .
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I wouldn’t even give Wanny credit for Palko.
Part of the exercise is assessing each coach’s ability to assemble a roster.
Whatever else you want to say about his QB recruiting, Narduzzi brought in KP.
Part of the exercise is assessing each coach’s ability to assemble a roster.
Whatever else you want to say about his QB recruiting, Narduzzi brought in KP.
Just some FYI Stats....
Wannstedt:
* 14 times DW's teams played a team that finished in the top 25, winning 2 times over his 6 years as coach. Both wins were in 2007 - Cincinnati and WVU.
* Keep in mind that DW did not have the support or the money that PN has had since he came to Pitt.
Narduzzi:
* 33 times (24 in his first 6 years) PN's teams played a team that finished in the top 25, winning 9 times.
* 7 of the 9 years that PN's been coach he's beaten at least one team that finished in the top 25
This talk about how tough the Big East was compared to the ACC is nonsense. PN's schedule (including out of conference) is/was much tougher.
The biggest problem in both regimes has been the QB play. The best quarterbacks between both coaches have been Stull, Peterman and Pickett. Fans were very hard on Stull but he was competent (especially in 2009).
Wannstedt:
* 14 times DW's teams played a team that finished in the top 25, winning 2 times over his 6 years as coach. Both wins were in 2007 - Cincinnati and WVU.
* Keep in mind that DW did not have the support or the money that PN has had since he came to Pitt.
Narduzzi:
* 33 times (24 in his first 6 years) PN's teams played a team that finished in the top 25, winning 9 times.
* 7 of the 9 years that PN's been coach he's beaten at least one team that finished in the top 25
This talk about how tough the Big East was compared to the ACC is nonsense. PN's schedule (including out of conference) is/was much tougher.
The biggest problem in both regimes has been the QB play. The best quarterbacks between both coaches have been Stull, Peterman and Pickett. Fans were very hard on Stull but he was competent (especially in 2009).
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Narduzzi has the benefit of coaching in the NIL era (not that it is helping him), but you can bet your arse that Wanny would raise NIL funds and improve his roster. I think Wanny was more likeable from the fan and donor perspective.
Wanny would have gotten his QB from the portal and Pat Bostick would have finished his career at Slippery Rock.
Wanny would have gotten his QB from the portal and Pat Bostick would have finished his career at Slippery Rock.
Who would win a debate?
Narduzzi would answer every question saying he needs to check the tape, and Wanny would keep saying he needs to think faster.
Narduzzi would answer every question saying he needs to check the tape, and Wanny would keep saying he needs to think faster.
I know it's not the original question but the answer is the fraud. Speed speed speed would have answers to every question with some sort of nonsensical dribble.
This is a fun topic.
QB - Narduzzi
RB - Wanny
WR - Narduzzi
TE - Wanny
OL - PUSH
DL - Wanny
LB - Wanny
DBs - Wanny
ST - Narduzzi
Wannstedt has 3 elite talents with Donald, Revis, and McCoy. They are the best three players on either roster. Donald would obviously be very disruptive generating an interior pass rush while Revis could lock down Addison. However, Pickett at his best is a significant edge over Palko and he has two excellent receivers and the combination of Conner/Izzy would a tough 1-2 punch.
Given how the game is played today, I give the edge to Narduzzi's team just because of the offensive firepower at the skill positions. A Heisman finalist and two elite receivers combined with two excellent running backs would be too tough to stop. If this game was played during Wannstedt's time at Pitt, I'd take his team over Narduzzi's because great defenses could control games.
QB - Narduzzi
RB - Wanny
WR - Narduzzi
TE - Wanny
OL - PUSH
DL - Wanny
LB - Wanny
DBs - Wanny
ST - Narduzzi
Wannstedt has 3 elite talents with Donald, Revis, and McCoy. They are the best three players on either roster. Donald would obviously be very disruptive generating an interior pass rush while Revis could lock down Addison. However, Pickett at his best is a significant edge over Palko and he has two excellent receivers and the combination of Conner/Izzy would a tough 1-2 punch.
Given how the game is played today, I give the edge to Narduzzi's team just because of the offensive firepower at the skill positions. A Heisman finalist and two elite receivers combined with two excellent running backs would be too tough to stop. If this game was played during Wannstedt's time at Pitt, I'd take his team over Narduzzi's because great defenses could control games.
Should be a preliminary round of Wanny vs Fraud and Duzz vs Chryst. Both teams and debate. That would be neat!
The way the game is refereed would matter. If present day ACC refs Wanny's team could just heave it up to Baldwin down the sideline and get a pass interference call every time. Baldwin's size and athleticism would pose problems for the undersized DBs.
PITT SOS since 2000
Big East (AVG 47th)
2000 - 47th
2001 - 53rd
2002 - 47th
2003 - 55th
2004 - 66th
2005 - 55th
2006 - 45th
2007 - 46th
2008 - 25th
2009 - 40th
2010 - 38th
2011 - 48th
2012 - 57th
ACC (AVG 44th)
2013 - 37th
2014 - 64th
2015 - 27th
2016 - 9th
2017 - 28th
2018 - 3rd
2019 - 62nd
2020 - 64th
2021 - 69th
2022 - 61st
2023 - 61st
The numbers show that PITT has slightly played a better schedule since joining the ACC.
The last 5 years, PITT has played a weaker schedule then DW or Walt since 2000. The trend isn't' getting better either.
I think quite the opposite. If you're asking Duzz's OL to kick step all day vs Donald, Mick, Sheard, and Romeus - it's going to look ugly. The best thing those 4 did was rush the QB and play on the other side of the LOS.
This is the reason I voted for Wanny.
